This ceasefire must be accompanied by an immediate, massive, and sustained scale-up of aid into and across the Strip. |
The first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal went into effect on October 10, bringing a welcome moment of relief for Palestinians across the Strip and for the hostages and their families. But it comes after more than two years and over 67,000 lives lost.
“The feeling of our colleagues and the people around us is one of hope—a lot of hope—that this nightmare will finally stop and they will be able to be at peace and recover from their physical and mental trauma,” says Jacob Granger, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency coordinator in Gaza. “But there's also a lot of uncertainty of what is going to happen, what are the next steps.”
We are calling for a major and sustained scale-up of humanitarian aid that can reach the people of Gaza immediately.
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